Puff iron



Patented Mar. ll, i924..

CLARENCE W. STRICKER, OF CINCINNATI,

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OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE DALY MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, OFJCINCINNATI, HIO,.A CORPOBATION F OHIO.

Y PUFF IRON.

Application filed July 9,

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE Srnionnn, a citizen of the United States ofv America, and resident of Cincinnati, 1n the 5 county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Puff Iron, of which the following is a` specification. i,

An object of my invention is to provide a puff iron that will not project aspray yofwater when steam is emitted therefrom for the purpose of spraying the garment that is being pressed.

Another object is to provide a device for the purpose stated that is positive in operation and is simple in construction andinanipulation.

These and other objects are attained by the means described herein and disclosed in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. l is a transverse sectional view of a device embodying my invention.

-Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

f5 My invention contemplates providing means for emitting a spray of steam from the puff iron head A, the said means being so constructed and related to the steam heating system employed with the head A that rio Some of this steam may be released, yet no products of condensation will be discharged with the steam.

The puff iron A is of the usual shape and construction, having a spray chamber a in f5 its top, and having a perforated plate or spray nozzle a over the chamber a, such plate or spray nozzle forming part of the face of the iron head. The chamber a does not communicate directly with the main M chamber a2 within the puff iron head A.

The head A is mounted upon a support pipe B, the bore b of the pipe communicating with the main chamber a2 and with a boiler, not shown.

-i A valve C is interposed in the pipe B and 1920.' semi No. 394,959.

boiler, not shown.

The operation of my device is as follows: Normally the steam from the boiler passes thru the hollow base E and the pipe B and 4into the main chamber 0.2 in the puff iron "head thereby keeping the head hot at all times. When a garment that is being pressed is to be sprayed, the handle c upon the lever c'i is pushed inward upon the valve stem C thereby unseating the valve member c2 and permitting steam to pass thru the duct 08 and tube al into the spray chamber a and thru the perforations 0,3 in the plate a until the garment has been sufliciently sprayed. Then the handle cs is released and the spring 03 operating upon the collar c? formed on the valve stem, seats the valve member c2 upon the valve seat o thereby closing olf communication between the spray chamber a and the boiler. Because the spray steam is withdrawn directly from the supply of steam coming from the boiler, and because there is no possibility of condensation forming about the valve or in the tube d, steam only willbe emitted upon the garment. Should it develop from any unknown cause that some water did enter the valve, the valve housing and the tube being hot from the steam, such water will vaporize and pass out of the spray nozzle or be emitted when next the valve is operated. This vaporization within the tube proceeds because of the fact that practically none of the cool outside air can reach the lower part of the tube and thereby retain the water in this form. Any air that would or could enter the tube would be hot by the time it reached the lower part of the tube.

What I claim is:

1. In a puff iron the combination with a head having a steam chamber therein and a steam spray discharge nozzle upon the face of the head whereby a spray chamber is formed between the head and the nozzle,

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of a tube extending through the steam chamber in the head and communicating at one end with the spray chamber, and a valve conitrolling the admission of steam to the tu e.

2. 1n a device of the class described the combination of a hollow head, a pipe adapted to carry steam into the head, a tube eX- tending thru the chamber in the head, eX- posed at one end to the atmosphere and having its other end disposed Vwithin the pipe, 'a valve at the second mentioned end of the tube controlling the admission of steam into the tube, and a spray nozzle for the first mentioned end of' the tube.

3. ln a device of the class described the combination with a puit iron having a cham-V medica 4. A puff iron comprising a head, a base, a support pipe connecting the head and the base,- a steam discharge nozzle upon the head, a chamber being formed between the head and the nozzle, a tube extending from the chamber through the head and into the support pipe, and a valve interposed in the support pipe and controlling communication between the tube and the pipe.

5. In a device of the class described the combination of a hollow pui iron having a depression in its wall, a perforated plate above the depression whereby a chamber is formed between the plate and the pul iron wall, said chamber being separate and noncommunicating with the interior of the pu iron, means whereby steam may be admitted to the puff iron, a tube Within the pu iron adapted to be kept hot by steam in the pu iron, communicating with the chamber between the plate and the puE iron wall, and a valve vcontrolling admission of steam to Jthe tube at a place remote Jfrom vthe puff iron. Y

Y ln witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 7th day of'July, 1920.

CLARENCE W. STRICKER. 

